Imagine that you have been transported to a wine region in Northern Europe bordered by the Rhine River. The towns and villages have names like Heiligenstein, Kirchheim, and Zellenberg, and Riesling is the dominant grape. Given the circumstances, you’d probably think that you were in Germany, but you would be wrong. The place is […]
Come on by a taste some 90+! We’ll have some old favorites and some new items being poured.
Although most wine drinkers are familiar with the popular Italian white varietal Pinot Grigio, few are aware that the grape is a mutated form of the Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, where it’s called Pinot Gris (grey pinot). This widely disseminated and increasingly fashionable grape is grown around the world to make […]
Advantage International Wine Importer has taken the snobbery out of wine but in a good way. Wine has long been considered to be the prestigious alcoholic beverage, with many bottles catching well into the $10K per bottle. So it is easy to see why so many people can get overwhelmed by it. Advantage International took this […]
Sick and tired of the wine snob pouring wine and telling you what you should taste? Problem solved, we'll have here John Avery (who is both serious about wine and has a sense of humor) pouring wines this weekend. Here is what we will be pouring...
Welcome to the Hand Picked Selections wine tasting, a tasting where the wine comes first. Hand Picked Selections is known for wines like Laurent Perrier, Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose, and Puydeval. All these wines represent more than the labels that are plastered on them, or the locations they are from, in fact each one […]
It’s safe to say that even people who rarely drink wine have sampled or at least know the name Chianti. Strangely enough, however, few wine enthusiasts are familiar with Sangiovese, the grape from which Chianti, and a number of other Italian wines, is made, either as the sole grape or as part of a blend. […]
Did you miss out on the 1st Ken Hoggins tasting we had? Do not fear because this time it will be bigger and better. The first time Ken stopped by had gone so well we decided to do it again but bigger. Powers Gallery will be hosting Colonial Spirits and Ken Hoggins on Saturday, October […]
Not since the California Chardonnay boom of the 1990s has the wine industry experience a New World success to match the popularity of Argentine Malbecs, the grape that put Argentina on the wine map and helped make the country the world’s fifth largest wine producer. What most wine enthusiasts don’t know, however, is that the […]
